Licks had most variety and was worst tour ever.

It's probably the last tour - just enjoy!

I've been to only nine shows since 1978 so many may feel that I'm a novice. I've only heard 87 different songs. What I saw Saturday night in Atlanta was great. I took my wife and two sons (16 & 20) and we had a blast. The energy from the crowd was fantastic. Its not all about the setlist. Its the way the songs are performed. I could not have asked for more.

stickydion Wrote:
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> "These guys have a huge catalog of music but tour
> after tour they just keep playing the same safe
> setlist with a bone here or there for us
> diehards."
>
>
> lydlaws, you say you are a fan since 1978. So, i
> ask you: What setlists were more safe? In other
> words, when the Stones were playing more different
> songs during a tour? In 1978, in 1981/82, or on
> this tour?
>
> Do you want a much bigger number of songs from the
> new album? OK, but think that in 1973 the Stones
> were playing, every night, 5 songs from GHS album.
> In 1975 they were playing 6 songs from IORR. In
> 1976 they were performing 4 songs from B&B, in
> 1978 six songs from SM and in 1981/82 seven songs
> (out of 24) from TY. Actualy, only the 1972 tour
> had "new album list": nine songs (out of 17 or 18
> from EOMS. So, why are you "really disappointed
> these days" and not "always"?
>
> Do you want more variety on the playlists? More
> than ...when? After some shows on this tour the
> Stones have already performed 41 different songs.
> Do you know how many different songs they
> performed during the whole 1981/82 tour? Only 33!
> During 1989/90 tour, only 37. Tour after tour they
> play more different songs. So, why are you "really
> disappointed these days" and not "always"?
>
>
>
>


Are you for real or is the gripe that people have just so far over your head that you don't understand what people are talking about. Read some of the other posts because I am not going to bother to explain this to you. Your post almost makes no sense and your comparisons are not relivent.

Lydalls or whatever he/she goes by is just another goofy unhappy person..DONT go if you feel so stongly.....whats wrong with you ?? i would love to hear them play Loving cup...etc....these guys are not the DEAD who changed it up evry night and you might get a good show 1 out of ten times!! these guys give you your MONEYS worth every night !!!!!

"get a good show 1 out of ten times"

Listen to some Dead boots, there weren't too many shows I would call bad like the Stones have.

Totally agree with lydlaws. I like the new albm but won't attend european shows next year. I'm not interested by bands who play the same old set-list every night. And it's soooooooo expensive !!
I saw 4 Stones shows in my short life (didn't see them before '98 unfortunatelly) and was impressed only 1 time and it was a club show.
I'm not interested by seeing a show on a screen !! And the sound is always terrible.
I'm also a Springsteen and Dylan fan and I'm happy with their shows again this year, they can play 150 different songs in a year. That's also why I like jam bands (Mule, Crowes).

J-J-Flash Wrote:
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> "get a good show 1 out of ten times"
>
> Listen to some Dead boots, there weren't too many
> shows I would call bad like the Stones have.


J-J ..i have to respectfully disagree w/ you i have never been to a "bad" stones show some where better then others but i have definatly been to many bad dead shows!!!! sure the dead had some amazing shows as you know ,but they where so inconsistant it was redicules!!!.......

stickydion,

Your post missing the point of what people are upset about. What bands with such a large catelog of music plays the same 15 songs every tour and has big hits that are pretty much considered a treat or rarity if played live today.

More than a setlist problem, I would dare to say it's a live-version problem. It's almost the same arrangements since...

It's hearing the first notes of Tumbling Dice, and then hearing the backing vocals launch into "wooooo woooo woooooo" the same way since fifteen years ago.

I wouldn't mind hearing the same songs again, but I only ask for a somewhat fresh version of them...

[There'll be no wedding today...]

bruno Wrote:
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> More than a setlist problem, I would dare to say
> it's a live-version problem. It's almost the same
> arrangements since...
>
> It's hearing the first notes of Tumbling Dice, and
> then hearing the backing vocals launch into
> "wooooo woooo woooooo" the same way since fifteen
> years ago.
>
> I wouldn't mind hearing the same songs again, but
> I only ask for a somewhat fresh version of them...
>


So true !!

Bruno your are right.
There are so many ways to play stones warhorses.
Even Miss You can be very good when played with raw guitars.

It's completely incredible to see such a lack of imagination from the stones.